Patek Philippe has introduced seven limited edition watches, including perpetual calendars and minute repeaters, a new Aquanaut, and a perpetual calendar/chronograph.
Patek Philippe has introduced seven limited edition watches, including perpetual calendars and minute repeaters, a new Aquanaut, and a continuation of the brand’s signature perpetual calendar/chronograph series – the watchmaker’s first model to combine an instantaneous perpetual calendar with a chronograph. Every piece is inscribed on the caseback with “Patek Philippe Milano 2026,” as they were launched last month on the occasion of its Watch Art Grand Exhibition in Milan. All are set to become collectors’ pieces.
The star of the new launches is the Reference 5978P-010, Patek Philippe’s first model to combine a manually wound chronograph with an instantaneous perpetual calendar. The 5978P-010 is a successor to a long line of Patek Philippe perpetual calendar/chronographs, starting with the famous Ref. 1518, introduced in 1941, followed by the Ref. 2499, Ref. 3970 and Ref. 5970, all of which are highly valuable today. The new movement, CH 29-535 PS QI, is housed in a 42mm Calatrava case made of platinum, and like all Patek platinum watches, the case side is set with a brilliant-cut diamond at 6 o’clock. It is a 120-piece limited edition.
The Ref. 7047G-010 is a five-piece edition with a red lacquered dial etched with a carbon pattern, in a 38mm white gold case – a size that can be worn by women as well as men. It has a matching red alligator strap. The similar Ref. 7147G-010 is a perpetual calendar in the Calatrava collection, with a green lacquered dial, etched with the same carbon pattern, and a matching strap, made in 100 pieces. Ref. 707G-010 replicates the same pattern on a charcoal gray lacquer dial, with a sweep seconds hand and date.
Ref. 5167A-014 is a new interpretation of the sporty Aquanaut, with a blue sunburst dial and a red minutes track and seconds hand. And finally, the Ref. 5531G-012 Minute Repeater World Time is part of the Rare Handcrafts collection. It features a cloisonne grand feu enamel dial depicting a view of Milan’s city center, rendered in a palette of 16 enamel colors. The names on the city disk appear in Italian, with “Milano” highlighted in red. There are two versions of the watch, one with a daytime view of the city center and one with a nighttime view.
The Milan event was the largest exhibition staged so far by Patek Philippe, at 2,900 square meters (about 31,000 square feet), and took place at the Palazzo delle Scintille in the Milan city center. Patek’s entire current collection was represented by some 500 watches, along with a selection of more than 90 timepieces curated from the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva – which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year during a ceremony next month in Geneva.
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